Against the Sun (2014)

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.

Director:

Brian Peter Falk (as Brian Falk)

Writers:

Brian Peter Falk (as Brian Falk), Mark David Keegan

Stars:

Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton, Jake Abel

Cast

Cast overview:
Garret Dillahunt	...	Harold Dixon
Tom Felton	...	Tony Pastula
Jake Abel	...	Gene Aldrich
Nadia Parra	...	Frances Pastula
Quinton Flynn	...	Newsreel Narrator

Storyline

In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation - and each other - as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety.

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Plot Keywords:

disaster at sea | survival | disaster film | survival film | based on real events | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material involving peril and hardships, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actual life raft used by the three airmen in 1942 is on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.

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Goofs

Although the crew spent 34 days in the raft, their hair length at the end of the film is the same as at the beginning.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gene Aldrich: [over the radio] Chief, this is Aldrich. I'm losing her on the ARA.
Tony Pastula: [to himself] Come on, where are you goin'?
Gene Aldrich: [into radio] Chief, I've lost the beacon. Over. Are we close Chief?
Tony Pastula: I'll give him a tap, maybe his com is down.

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Soundtracks

The Gallant Seventh
Written by John Philip Sousa

User Reviews

Were they shaving alwhile adrift?

It could be a great movie pf a fantastic story. Director mess it up. Were they shaved after 20 days adrift? A shark biting a hand and causing minimum damage? Just poor. One of the views movies I could not finish watching

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghosts of the Pacific

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,023, 25 January 2015

Gross USA:

$4,646

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,698

Company Credits

Production Co:

The American Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1